What is the best way to get a child of the age of 4 to show any interest in writing her letters?

Question

does anyone have any fun ideas that I can do with my child to help her write her letters and numbers

Answer 1

Anytime you make it into a game, kiddos will love it! When you get excited about learning, they will want to join in too. Also, you could try getting some sidewalk chalk and letting your child practice, using the chalk to draw GIANT letters and numbers.

Answer 2

We had magnetic letters and numbers on the fridge for our kids to play with. That gets them sort of interacting with letters a lot - and we let them draw a lot too, not anything too directed. Also read aloud a lot. The books and the magnets got them interested in letters. Then we encouraged them to practice writing their names - kids love to write their names! Most of all I wouldn't seem too anxious - it'll happen. Good luck!

Answer 3

Try using shaving cream!  Yes it cleans the desk top while she is "playing" writing her letters and numbers.  Or how about tempura paint!  It can be a learning finger painting project!  You can also check your local teacher supply store.  They have this clay sicks like spaghetti and she can practice writing letters using it.

Answer 4

Turn it into a game. Fill the bottom of a cookie sheet with rice and trace a letter in it with your finger then ask her if she can do it. (tell her you don't think she can and she will be jumping over you to get her turn!)

Answer 5

Try making a story or a rhyme out of it.

For example, "A" can be.......a bunny hopped in a tunnel, took a right turn and went out another.

Think of some creative ways to make her interested and wanting to learn more.

Answer 6

The popular "magna-doodle" helped my daughter develop an interest in letters.

Answer 7

4 is not too young for them to learn anything. My 3 yr old is already writing her name. That's how I got her interested in drawing letters -- she likes seeing her name in print. She's got a long given name and a shorter nickname so lots of letters to practice with.  

Magnets and computer games also help with that, and I also have a My First LeapPad for her to play with. It helps with her using a pencil/pen properly.

Another thing I did is used cookie dough to make the letters and numbers.  After we baked them, we put icing on them - tracing the letters and numbers. Then she got to eat some -- best part in her opinion, lol!

Answer 8

yes sure i do i have to help my mum learn wid ma little brother paul all the time

you could use paints

you could play this game called alphabet bingo and you can get them in lots of shops and there only about a pound

give treats

praise the child

Answer 9

4 is too young, but a large chalk board with lots of space to doodle and draw encourages them and then  you write their name on the board and they will want to know how.

Answer 10

Start with drawing lines and loops like you can find on www.senteacher.com.  After that move on to letters on fun sheets like you can find on www.Kinderprinatables.com.  Don't forget to g outside and draw with chalk.  Also my daughter who is four loves to make letters out of play dough.  I use a sheet with the letters on it in a large font that has been laminated and we take turns making letters.  Sometimes after we are done we make simple words like cat or hat.  Starfall.com also has some great work sheets that have activities on them and they have on line alphabet games.

Answer 11

Don't use paper and pencil.  Use shaving cream on a shower wall, sand, a spray bottle of water on the sidewalk, sidewalk chalk, a dry-erase marker on a sliding door or window, a drawing program on the computer, "pull and peel" licorice, wikkistix, etc.

Just think outside the box!

Answer 12

You can let her use a paint brush and water to write on a sidewalk or cement wall.  It helps if the child learns to write the letters as a large motor activity, before using the fine motor skills of a pencil and paper.  There are also bathtub crayons that are made of soap--these are about the size of sidewalk chalk.  A white board with dry erase markers is also attractive to some children.  It is also fun to do a guessing game--the child "writes" on your back (or you on her back) with finger pressure and then you guess the letter.  My daughter learned to write her letters on a velvet sofa with nap that changed shades when she made letters on it.